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I agree with Zgrinch. I think a huge percentage of people in this country are subsidized in some way or another, we're not even talking government employees. People are so used to being able to lobby the government into giving them money, it's no wonder there's budget problems, with a sell-out government. Taxing the rich more is only "a drop in the bucket". The debt and liabilities of the government far exceed the wealth of the rich.
The corruption on Wall Street cost the government less money than farming subsidies or corruption in education, or numerous other things. Supposedly regulators aren't supposed to be given gifts by lobbyists, but it's clear that's not actually what's happening. People say many were suspicious of Madoff long before he was caught, so why wasn't he caught earlier?
Sorry if this comes off as conspiracist (word?) crap, it's not meant to be.
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